22
The fashion show that happened before I graduated from college gave benefits to me. I was acknowledged as an aspiring fashion designer. I was already creating a name even before I started working.
I received emails from different fashion lines offering me to work with them. I was offered to go to New York, but I didn't accept any of that. I have made the firm decision that I will start working in my mom's fashion line. We owned a company. My mom owned one.
From the very start, I wanted to be in there with her, and she already promised me that her company would be mine, but that's not really what I wanted.
I told them that I'd work for our company but that I would also build my own fashion line. I'll handle hers someday, but she's still strong and has lots of time to handle hers. I still want to build my own name in this industry, so I will start with her company and build my own when I earn enough money to start it. I didn't just want to be acknowledged as a fashion designer because I was the granddaughter of famous San Martins. I don't want to get acknowledged because I was my parents' child. It's an honor to be their child. It was an honor to be a San Martin.
I love them, but I really want to build my own name with my own hard work.
"What's your plan for this vacation?" Tanong Arthfael saakin.
Tiningnan ko s'ya. Nakahiga s'ya sa lap ko at ayaw nang umalis simula pa kanina. Nasa kanila kami at nag-mo-movie marathon. It's been one week since we graduated. We didn't see each other for a week since I stayed in the mansion for those days.
Now I'm here at their house. He didn't even expect me to come here because I didn't tell him. I'm just so bored at home, and I realized that we didn't really plan anything to do while on vacation because what I just thought was that he would study for his leisure examination. I came here and he was surprised that I did.
Arthessa was sitting beside me. She was quiet the whole time and focused on what we were watching. Fantasy movie naman ang pinili namin dahil iyon ang parehas na paborito namin at kahit hindi paborito ni Arthfael ay sinabayan niya kaming dalawa.
"I didn't really have a plan," I told him. "Wala naman tayong napag-uusapan pa..."
Ngumiti s'ya at tumingala saakin. Ang kamay ko ay nasa buhok niya habang kumportable pa rin niya ang higa sa lap ko. I was actually worried with our position at first because we might get Arthessa, but she seemed to don't mind. She even leaned on my shoulder.
These two made me their pillow.
"May plano ba kayo ng pamilya mo na umuwi sa probinsya niya ngayong bakasyon?" Tanong ko.
Tumango si Arthfael. "Next month. Gusto ni mama na magbakasyon kami sa Iloilo ng isa hanggang dalawang buwan. Doon ako mag-re-review para sa board exam."
"One to two months?" Gulat kong sabi at napatigil pa panonood sa palabas.
He nodded, still looking at me. "Kagabi lang namin napag-usapan kaya hindi pa sigurado kung gano'n katagal. Hindi ko rin sigurado kung sasama ako..."
If he leaves for one to two months, I guess I will be fine, but I'll miss him. We could just talk on the phone, but why am I getting sad all of a sudden? It felt like I wasn't used to not seeing him for months.
"Why? You could take your vacation. You need it. You need to relax before the board exam."
"Baka tumagal talaga ng two months na nasa Iloilo kami. Paano ka naman?" He stated that shocked me.
I arched my eyebrows. "Anong paano ako?"
He smirked. "Baka mamiss mo ako ng sobra, babe, nagdadalawang-isip tuloy akong sumama."
